Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."

-- Barack Hussein Obama

"We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”

-- NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani

This is the year that we celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. When one reads the Declaration of Independence, it cannot be debated that America, unlike any other Nation, was established on the premise of individual rights, freedoms, and liberties. But here we are two and a half centuries later, being told that America is not about the individual, their indomitable spirit, resolve, and entrepreneurship. America is, after all, as leftists would believe, centered around the manifestation of centralized government control. There is no such thing as an individual manifest destiny or equality of opportunity, just the equality of outcomes that is touted by the so-called progressives.

It is time that we understand that there is a political party called Democratic, but that label, other than the jackass symbol, has nothing to do with who they are. It is time we stop calling them Democrats and use references that align with their principles, values (or lack thereof) and political philosophy. Back when I was in Congress, some took aim at me because I asserted that there were some 75-80 communists on Capitol Hill. I was referring to the Congressional Progressive Caucus. If people were astute enough to read and comprehend where the reference "progressive" emanated, they would see that it was a rebranding by the European communists in order to dupe the West, meaning America, into accepting them and their philosophy. Perhaps I was just too early in calling them out, but intuitive leaders see the battlefield before it takes shape. Now,........

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